Text 1.

Tangkuban Parahu is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, the

provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction where
tourists can _____(1) or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs up
close, and buy eggs cooked on its hot surface. The natural beauty of Tangkuban Perahu
Mountain _______(2) one of the attractions of natural mainstay of West Java Province,
particularly for Bandung. Every weekend Tangkuban Perahu area is always
________(3) by visitors who want to see the beautiful panorama of Tangkuban Perahu
Mountain.
1. a. hike b. hiked c. hikes d. hiking
2. a. become b. became c. becomes d. becoming
3. a. crowd b. crowded d. crowds d. crowding

Text 2.
Last month my friend and I went to Pangandaran beach, it ______(4) five hours from
my hometown Bandung. We decided to go to Pangandaran beach with our motorcycles,
because it was more interesting tour if we rode motorcycle from my hometown. We
took a rest for a while in Tasik, and then _________(5) our trip.
We arrived Pangandaran beach at 01.00 pm and we decided to stay at an inn for one
night. In the afternoon we headed to the beach. We also had lunch there by _____(6)
some food that we brought from Bandung. We continued to explore the coast of
Pangandaran. We started by exploring the beach, and the sea by boat Charter. We were
very pleased and happy to ________(7) at the beach.
We started to come back to Bandung in the morning. It was a wonderful experience that
I and my friends ever had. We will never forget that moment.
4. a. take b. took c. taken d. taking
5. a. continue b. continued c. to continue d. continuing
6. a. eat b. ate c. eaten d. eating
7. a. play b. played c. to play d. playing
Text 3.
Ladybugs are insects in the Coccinellidae family of the beetle order, Coleoptera. They
are __________(8) by their oval‐shaped body and distinctive coloring.
Although these insects are commonly called “ladybugs,” they are members of the
beetle order, Coleoptera. The Coleoptera are unique from other orders in that they
undergo complete metamorphosis (that is, have larva and pupa stages in their life
cycle), and their forewings have ________(9) into a hardened cover that protects the
insect. Other frequently used common names _______(10) ladybirds or ladybird
beetles.

8. a. characterize b. characterizes c. characterized d. characterizing

9. a. modify b. modified c. to modify d. modifying
10. a. were b. are c. is d. was

Dear Nasha,

Sorry, Nasha. I can’t ______(11) my promise to go with you to the dentist

this afternoon. I have to meet my client at 3 p.m. I have _____(12) the dentist
appointment for tomorrow and he was OK with it.

Love,
Dad

11. a. keep b. keeps c. kept d. keeping

12. a. reschedule b. reschedules c. rescheduled d. rescheduling

Water lilies are showy, fragrant, and solitary. They _______(13) at or above the water
surface on long stalks. The stalks are ________(14) to the underground stems. The
flowers of most species have many stamens (male reproductive structures). Some
flowers open only in the morning or in the evening to ______(15) insect pollinators. The
fruit is usually nutlike or berrylike. Some fruits ripen underwater until they rupture or
decay, and the seeds then float away or sink.
13. a. grow b. to grow c. grew d. grows
14. a. attach b. attaches c. attached d. attaching
15. a. attract b. to attract c. attracted d. attracting